GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog
! !! !!! Known issues !!! !! !
# Please reset to factory your DSL-AC68U after flashing if something in the Web UI is missing or not correctly working.
# AiMesh setup may not work wirelessly. Please connect the routers with an ethernet cable like this just for the setup
(Master Router LAN) -----> (WAN Node)
Notes:
- This firmware is based on Upstream Merlin 386.4-beta3.
- Added RT-AX82U support
Date: December 31, 2021
Release: 386.04_0-gnuton1_beta3
- NEW: Added support for the RT-AX86S (uses the same firmware
as the RT-AX86U). - NEW: Added wireguard kernel module + userspace tool to
HND models firmware images. - NEW: IPv6 support for OpenVPN server. Allows connecting over
your WAN's IPv6, and also reach LAN clients over their
IPv6 (redirecting IPv6 Internet traffic does not work). - UPDATED: Merged with GPL 386_45958 + a few newer patches
from Asus. - UPDATED: curl to 7.79.1.
- UPDATED: vsftpd to 3.0.5.
- UPDATED: openssl to 1.1.1m.
- UPDATED: wget to 1.21.1.
- UPDATED: nettle to 3.7.3.
- UPDATED: dnsmasq to 2.86.
- UPDATED: openvpn to 2.5.5.
- UPDATED: tor to 0.4.5.11.
- UPDATED: miniupnpd to 2.2.3-git 20211017.
- UPDATED: inadyn to 2.9.1.
- UPDATED: CA bundle to 2021-12-13.
- UPDATED: amtm to 3.2.1 (thelonelycoder)
- CHANGED: replaced jitterentropy-rngd with haveged.
It uses more resources, but it works
properly on older platforms, and is
generally less CPU intensive in regular
use. This is implemented for all router
models. - CHANGED: Switched dnsmasq crypto backend to nettle.
- CHANGED: Switched to Asus's own dhcp hostname support.
Existing dhcp_hostnames entries will be
converted on first boot. - CHANGED: miniupnpd will now be supplied the public WAN
IP to improve compatibility with dual NAT
setups. - CHANGEED: Disabling Auto DoH will now also disable
Windows' new Discovery of Designated
Resolvers (DDR) feature. - FIXED: Wrong interface might be used for the default
gateway in an openvpn client routing table. - FIXED: Generated OpenVPN certs used SHA1 signatures
instead of SHA256 (regression from 386.1) - FIXED: Various issues with protocol handling when
importing an ovpn client file. - FIXED: IPv6 not working while in Dual WAN mode.
- FIXED: Failed OpenVPN client connections might sometime